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Welcome to Rahara National School!

Enrolment for New School Year 2026 - 2027

Annual Admissions Notice 2026-2027

Please click on the above link for our Annual Admissions Notice for the 2026-2027 school year. We continue to accept enrolments across all class levels.

If your child is scheduled to start school in September 2026 or if you are contemplating changing schools, please come and visit Rahara NS. We have a lot to offer including a Afterschool Club which runs, Monday-Thursday and Morning Club which runs from Monday - Friday.

To give you a flavour of life in Rahara National School, please visit the 'News' section of our website. Scroll down to see all that happens - it is a busy place! If you have any queries or require further details, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Upcoming Events

Fáilte go Scoil Náisiúnta Rath Aradh.

We extend a warm welcome to you and your child. It is our aim that your child will be extremely happy in our school and will achieve their full potential. There is a strong sense of community and a high level of cooperation between staff, pupils and parents.

Our school is situated in County Roscommon in the 'Heart of Ireland'. Thank you for taking the time to visit us. We hope you enjoy our website. To learn more about our school please click on the links. We are always delighted to hear feedback from people who view our site

Latest News

August 31st - School returns for the 2026-2027 Academic Year
August 31st - Breakfast & Afterschool reopen.
Creative Clusters Brainstorm week 1
September 30th - French lessons commence every Wednesday for 10 weeks
October 26th - 30th - Mid-term break
Please check bicycles over the midterm break for Cycling Workshops
November 2nd - Cycle Training (Classroom)
November 9th Cycle Training - Outdoors
November 16th Cycle Training - Outdoors
November 23rd - Cycle Training - Outdoors

June 24th - School closes for the Summer Holidays
June 19th - Galway Living Bog School fieldtrip
June 18th - Sports Day - Afternoon in Baysports
June 12th - Curious Minds Awards
June 11th - Sports Blitz
June 10th - Rounders Blitz
May 29th - School Closure.
May 26th - School Tour - Zipit & Boda Borg
May 19th - Staff Meeting.
May 18th - Standardised Testing will take place this week.
Ms. Watson's class will take part in a Football Blitz on May 14th in Rockfield, Oran.
Our final Athletics session for this term will take place on May 13th in Athlone TUS
Ms. Watson's class will take part in a Football Blitz on May 12th in Dominic's Club from 09:20- 12:00
First Holy Communion will take place at 10:00 mass in Rahara on May 11th.
School closure- Bank Holiday- May 4th
Our next Whole School Professional Learning Day for the Primary Curriculum Framework will take place in Athlone Education Centre on April 30th .
Senior Pupils will attend a hurling blitz in Ballyforan on Thursday April 23rd
Gaelic training takes place every Thursday
Hurling takes place every Tuesday.